Archaeologists Found a 2,300-Year-Old Ring That May Have Been a Child’s Treasure
created: May 23, 2025, 12:30 p.m. | updated: May 30, 2025, 2:34 p.m.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Archaeological work in the Jerusalem Walls National Park within the City of David uncovered a gold ring set with a red gemstone.
It’s the second such ring discovered in the area in less than a year.
That ring was just found in the City of David within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, and was actually the second such ring discovered there in less than a year.
Rivka Lengler—a City of David excavator present when the more recently discovered ring was unearthed—said that a worker was sifting dirt through a sieve when the ring was found.
“In order to understand more about Jerusalem’s identify in the Hellenistic period,” Gadot said, “we are going to need more discoveries and research.
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